DICK CARTER WINS AMERICAN LANDS CONSERVATION AWARD

The 2003 American Lands Conservation Award was presented to High Uintas Preservation
Council Coordinator DICK CARTER in Sacramento on October 19. The Award honors
a citizen conservationist for his or her outstanding individual leadership
and distinguished service to preserving and protecting the nation's natural
and historic resources for the benefit of their communities and future generations.

Recipients of the Award are recognized for building partnerships that lead
to the preservation of open space, wildlife habitat, and sites that preserve
a sense of place. Recipients are honored for their work to protect coastlines,
river corridors, forestlands, farmland, rangeland, and historic sites.

Introducing a broad collection of commentaries and letters submitted in Dick's
honor to the Conservation Fund in July, nominator Wayne McCormack wrote, "A
measure of Dick's accomplishments is the degree to which others have turned
to him for guidance, how he has impacted public opinion, and how he has influenced
the community in which he has served."

Congratulations, Dick, for your decades of work on behalf of Utah's wild land
and creatures for all of us. We are all so very proud of you!